The Bible and Empire: Postcolonial Explorations

by R.S. Sugirtharajah

Book Overview

At a time of renewed interest in Empire, this stimulating volume explores the complex relationship between the Bible and the colonial enterprise, and examines some overlooked aspects of this relationship. These include unconventional retellings of the gospel story of Jesus by Thomas Jefferson and Raja Rammohun Roy; the fate of biblical texts when marshalled by Victorian preachers to strengthen British imperial intentions after the India uprising of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521531918
• ISBN13: 9780521531917
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"